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60218

Potassium phosphate monobasic

BioUltra, Molecular Biology, anhydrous, ≥99.5% (T)

Synonym(s):

Potassium dihydrogen phosphate, prim.-Potassium phosphate

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Linear Formula:
KH2PO4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
136.09
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12161700
EC Number:
231-913-4
MDL number:
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grade

Molecular Biology

Quality Level

product line

BioUltra

assay

≥99.5% (T)

form

powder or crystals

impurities

DNases, none detected, RNases, none detected, insoluble matter, passes filter test, phosphatases, none detected, proteases, none detected, ≤0.001% total nitrogen (N)

pH

4.0-4.5 (25 °C, 1 M in H2O)

pKa (25 °C)

(1) 2.15, (2) 6.82, (3) 12.38 (phosphoric acid)

mp

252.6 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless

density

2.338 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤5 mg/kg, sulfate (SO42-): ≤30 mg/kg

cation traces

Al: ≤5 mg/kg, As: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Ba: ≤5 mg/kg, Bi: ≤5 mg/kg, Ca: ≤10 mg/kg, Cd: ≤5 mg/kg, Co: ≤5 mg/kg, Cr: ≤5 mg/kg, Cu: ≤5 mg/kg, Fe: ≤5 mg/kg, Li: ≤5 mg/kg, Mg: ≤5 mg/kg, Mn: ≤5 mg/kg, Mo: ≤5 mg/kg, Na: ≤50 mg/kg, Ni: ≤5 mg/kg, Pb: ≤5 mg/kg, Sr: ≤5 mg/kg, Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

λ

1 M in H2O

UV absorption

λ: 260 nm Amax: 0.050, λ: 280 nm Amax: 0.045

SMILES string

[K+].OP(O)([O-])=O

InChI

1S/K.H3O4P/c;1-5(2,3)4/h;(H3,1,2,3,4)/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

GNSKLFRGEWLPPA-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Application

Potassium phosphate monobasic and dibasic, are used to create phosphate buffered solutions such as potassium phosphate buffered water and saline solutions used in biological applications.

Other Notes

Component of PBS - in the isolation and analysis of nuclear RNA.


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Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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